Tulaganov, 18, was found guilty of intentionally inflicting grievous bodily harm to Zhasur Ibragimov, who subsequently died of his injuries.

Family and friends of 17-year-old Ibragimov said that he was bullied and severely beaten by several fellow students at Borovsky Medical College in Tashkent on May 3. He died in a hospital a month later.

Police said that Ibragimov’s death was caused by “intentional, serious bodily injury.”